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we do stand by what is right. we feel like we are getting this rammed down our throats. what is good for the goose is good for the gander, mr. obama. >> speaker boehner made some brief comments to reporters. >> the house has made its position known very clearly. we believe we should fund the government and we think there should be fairness for all americans under obamacare. the senate has continued to reject our offers. congress and to talk -- we need to go to conference and talk through our differences. questions? the stakes have been raised. you have members of both parties who want to vote on a clean cr. will you permit a vote? >> we hope the senate will take our offer to go to conference. >> what is your message to them? do you have a plan to restore back pay? >> the house has voted to keep the government open, but we also want a sick fairness to all americans under obamacare. fairness to all americans under obamacare. >> speaker boehner and his leadership team earlier this evening. back ine will be session tomorrow at 10:00 and the senate will be in at 9:30 a.m. as
we do stand by what is right. we feel like we are getting this rammed down our throats. what is good for the goose is good for the gander, mr. obama. >> speaker boehner made some brief comments to reporters. >> the house has made its position known very clearly. we believe we should fund the government and we think there should be fairness for all americans under obamacare. the senate has continued to reject our offers. congress and to talk -- we need to go to conference and talk...
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oversightekend, house reviews the obama administration's response to the attacks on benghazi. weekend -- live coverage of the national book festival with your chance to talk to the authors. hutchison,ay bailey rick atkinson, and many more. saturday morning, starting at 10:00 eastern. on american history tv, from converted horse tracks -- life for the half- million -- million german prisoners of war detained during world war ii. >> the first lady who started the tradition of donating her gowns, watch our program on helen taft. on monday night, the series continues. >> we are at prospect garden. this is a garden that ellen is -- whengned, she she was in the white house, she brought the white house garden back to this garden. let'sys to the gardener, bring this section of this garden to the white house. and this becomes the famous rose garden. she does not live to see the rose garden completed. she is dying in the summer of 1914 and is wheeled out into the space outside in her wheelchair. she does not live to see the completion of this vision that she had four roses blooming at t
oversightekend, house reviews the obama administration's response to the attacks on benghazi. weekend -- live coverage of the national book festival with your chance to talk to the authors. hutchison,ay bailey rick atkinson, and many more. saturday morning, starting at 10:00 eastern. on american history tv, from converted horse tracks -- life for the half- million -- million german prisoners of war detained during world war ii. >> the first lady who started the tradition of donating her...
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she served under president obama as senior head of multilateral affairs and human rights. please join me in welcoming ambassador samantha power. [applause] >> good afternoon. i am very glad to be back in washington this afternoon and among so many friends here at the center for american progress. as you know, my topic today is ofious which presents one the critical foreign-policy challenges we face. syria is important because it lies at the heart of a region could tickle to u.s. security, a region that is home to friends and partners and one of our closest allies. it is important because the syrian regime has chemical weapons that they have recently used on a large scale and that we cannot allow to fall into s hands.t' the syrian regime is collaborating with iran and works in lockstep with thousands of extremist fighters from has blood. syria is important to cousins people, in seeking freedom and dignity, has suffered unimaginable horror these past two and a half years. i also recognize how ambivalent americans are about the situation there. on the one hand, we americans s
she served under president obama as senior head of multilateral affairs and human rights. please join me in welcoming ambassador samantha power. [applause] >> good afternoon. i am very glad to be back in washington this afternoon and among so many friends here at the center for american progress. as you know, my topic today is ofious which presents one the critical foreign-policy challenges we face. syria is important because it lies at the heart of a region could tickle to u.s. security,...
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from the right? from somewhere else? >> it tends to happen from both sides depending on who is in power in washington. now because the obama administration has been in power for five years, generally conservative republican lawmakers around the states that want to resist federal incursion on their sovereignty. we also heard news this week for example in new orleans, the authorities there, the local authorities, not state authorities, are not going to cooperate with the federal government on immigration detentions. they don't have to enforce, they do have to allow the federal government to do their job. host: ian, how does this pushback work? what is the process for nullifying federal law? guest: it's important to draw a clear law between two concepts that ilya just raised. nullification is when a state tries to tell the federal government it's not allowed to enforce its own law. the most extreme example they'll say it's the f.b.i. tries to come in and enforce the law, the state will try to arrest the february february. w
from the right? from somewhere else? >> it tends to happen from both sides depending on who is in power in washington. now because the obama administration has been in power for five years, generally conservative republican lawmakers around the states that want to resist federal incursion on their sovereignty. we also heard news this week for example in new orleans, the authorities there, the local authorities, not state authorities, are not going to cooperate with the federal government...
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right now, congress is not working to actually fix the system. that's what the american people want and that's what i hope the house does. i don't know if they will or not but i'm doing everything i can to encourage them to do exactly that. >> we have time for just one more question and then we will move down to the lower levels to meet with the media. are think many of us willing to get going on grassroots. i'm really excited about it erie it i feel like our hands are tied. we send letters to representatives. we call. we feel like we are going up against a black curtain and we don't know what happens. can you give us some advice on how to get going, how to mobilize people, some suggestions of opportunities we can all participate in? >> great question. one thing i'm trying to do is to help and encourage that. in the immigration fight, we started a website, secure borders now. we urge people all over to come and sign up to say secure the borders first, fixed the problem, don't repeat the mistakes of the past. getting involved and engaged that way
right now, congress is not working to actually fix the system. that's what the american people want and that's what i hope the house does. i don't know if they will or not but i'm doing everything i can to encourage them to do exactly that. >> we have time for just one more question and then we will move down to the lower levels to meet with the media. are think many of us willing to get going on grassroots. i'm really excited about it erie it i feel like our hands are tied. we send...
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it saves the constitutional right to keep arms from law- abiding citizens. illustrates the power of grassroots, the power of the american people. i have to tell you that it did not look encouraging. president had a lot of momentum and conventional wisdom was that his anti-gun agenda was unstoppable. what happened again as millions of americans began speaking out, calling the representatives and we saw over the course of several weeks as a number of .usted together it started with a letter saying we would filibuster any legislation that would undermine the second amendment. andthat did is give time when the grassroots engaged and when american people once again demanded of our elected officials to stand up and do the right thing, protect the aftertution, we saw one i the other forcing them to listen to "we the people." every single proposal that would have undermined did the second right was voted down on the floor of the senate. [applause] i'm grateful for chuck grassley's leadership. i'm grateful for rand paul's leadership tom about i'm most grateful for le
it saves the constitutional right to keep arms from law- abiding citizens. illustrates the power of grassroots, the power of the american people. i have to tell you that it did not look encouraging. president had a lot of momentum and conventional wisdom was that his anti-gun agenda was unstoppable. what happened again as millions of americans began speaking out, calling the representatives and we saw over the course of several weeks as a number of .usted together it started with a letter...
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that right now senator reid does not have 60 votes in his caucus. he is supposedly going to use the nuclear option to change all of that. this is not the first time this issue has come up. was theator bill frist and wasajority leader being frustrated by votes on judicial nominations, he proposed the nuclear option. gang oflt was that a 14, seven republicans and seven democrats, worked together and no, to the floor and said, we are not going down that road. that was enough to stop senator france. result ofpe that as a the caucus on monday night, there might be a similar group that would come to the floor and say, do not go down that road. what happened in 1975 when the senate did go down that road, the repercussions lasted for years. years.terness lasted for it is not something i would ever wished for the united states senate. the senate is an institution that i love. i worked there 35 years. i now teach about how congress works. i honor the senate. i can remember that when this was proposed by senator forest -- senator frist, i went on the cbs eveni
that right now senator reid does not have 60 votes in his caucus. he is supposedly going to use the nuclear option to change all of that. this is not the first time this issue has come up. was theator bill frist and wasajority leader being frustrated by votes on judicial nominations, he proposed the nuclear option. gang oflt was that a 14, seven republicans and seven democrats, worked together and no, to the floor and said, we are not going down that road. that was enough to stop senator...
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right now, a discussion with an author is written a book about president obama's second term agenda from this morning's ""washington journal." alter has a new book out called, "the center holds: obama and his enemies." thank you for joining us. we wanted your insight into the president's second term agenda. you had a recent piece in the new republic in which you write the president paused debate disaster, the first disaster he had in colorado when debating some insight he is facing the challenges and the way you're watching him to conduct business as he faces a lot of tough moments, how does it provide insight? newhat excerpt in the republic from my book was about how as we all know he blew the first debate in denver. what i tried to do there and elsewhere was to provide the back story. so what happened in debate crap 0at left him actually going for 6 in those mock debates. , nots really stumbling able to connect. all of this debate coaches knew almost for sure he was going to lose that debate because he just seemed kind of disconnected from his own race for president, as if he was someh
right now, a discussion with an author is written a book about president obama's second term agenda from this morning's ""washington journal." alter has a new book out called, "the center holds: obama and his enemies." thank you for joining us. we wanted your insight into the president's second term agenda. you had a recent piece in the new republic in which you write the president paused debate disaster, the first disaster he had in colorado when debating some insight...
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this is going on right now under the obama administration. norman is going to get the floor and we will take final statements all the way up the panel. thank you so much for coming out to this session. what we've just heard about the last few minutes is part of a hugely important yet relatively small part of what has been called now for almost a dozen years the war on terror. whether it is civil liberties or human rights, counterinsurgency or whether it is called national security, this has to do with profound decisions that are being made through omission or commission. they have to do with the world that will be existing for the next generation. i want to announce here clams for a tribunal on the war on 2013, under the sponsorship of an organization i am part of, the institute for public accuracy. i want to ask everybody in this room and everybody not in this room who is hearing this for him to consider helping us launch this tribunal on the war on terror. .org to go to accuracy see what we do at the institute and contact us that way. also
this is going on right now under the obama administration. norman is going to get the floor and we will take final statements all the way up the panel. thank you so much for coming out to this session. what we've just heard about the last few minutes is part of a hugely important yet relatively small part of what has been called now for almost a dozen years the war on terror. whether it is civil liberties or human rights, counterinsurgency or whether it is called national security, this has to...
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host: jay solomon wrote about president obama and his comments on syria. he wrote the president said the white house needed to further prove serious security forces gased security forces and rebels. tell us about where the president stands right now and the concept of a red line and how significant it is. guest: i think it has turned into a pink line or disappeared. last year the president was very much if we see movement of chemical weapons, that is a red line, even though he never defined what it was. the use of chemical weapons. now it is a massive use of chemical weapons. when the intelligence committees, the white house sense -- send this letter to congress saying there is a belief or there is evidence that the regime had used chemical weapons on occasions, i think this is a point where a lot of syrian rebels or opposition said now is the time to get the support, the red line is crossed. you get a sense it is becoming much more unclear. you did not hear the chemical weapons debate as much as you did a few weeks ago because there is more evidence it is
host: jay solomon wrote about president obama and his comments on syria. he wrote the president said the white house needed to further prove serious security forces gased security forces and rebels. tell us about where the president stands right now and the concept of a red line and how significant it is. guest: i think it has turned into a pink line or disappeared. last year the president was very much if we see movement of chemical weapons, that is a red line, even though he never defined...
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our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. a few weeks ago i was proud to stand with my friend, senator rand paul, sending a very short letter to harry reid that said we will filibuster any legislation that undermines the right to bear arms. [applause] what we saw happen in the next few weeks was incredible. the american people got engaged. men and women in this room began speaking up. they began calling and saying, go after the violent criminals and come down on them like a ton of bricks, but protect the constitutional rights of law- abiding americans. [applause] during the fight to protect our second amendment, there was no one who worked harder than your senior senator, lindsey graham. [applause] as a result of the leadership of lindsey graham and tim scott and countless others at a result of each of you speaking out and american people being heard, two weeks ago, when president obama's gun control agenda got voted on, every proposal was voted down in the u.s. senate. [cheers and applause] we should be defending the fourth
our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. a few weeks ago i was proud to stand with my friend, senator rand paul, sending a very short letter to harry reid that said we will filibuster any legislation that undermines the right to bear arms. [applause] what we saw happen in the next few weeks was incredible. the american people got engaged. men and women in this room began speaking up. they began calling and saying, go after the violent criminals and come down on them like a ton of bricks,...
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did they do the right thing? 90 seconds, sir. >> i believe that president obama and his justice department are completely committed to ensuring that justice is done in this case. all voted president obama last week. he said that justice would be done in this case. if in the opinion of president obama and his justice department, the proper place for prosecution is here in the federal district court system of the state of massachusetts, i believe that the court system here in massachusetts can provide that kind of a venue in order to hear this case. i defer to president obama. i defer to his justice department. if in their judgment, this is the proper place in order to conduct that trial. >> thank you, sir. mr. lynch, 90 seconds. >> i think we have sufficient laws in our criminal system to prosecutor terror its, number two if you will. i think the effort to classify baptsant. nemy com i've been to gitmo and i've been involved in the process of trying to find a way to prosecutor those individuals as well. i think, i
did they do the right thing? 90 seconds, sir. >> i believe that president obama and his justice department are completely committed to ensuring that justice is done in this case. all voted president obama last week. he said that justice would be done in this case. if in the opinion of president obama and his justice department, the proper place for prosecution is here in the federal district court system of the state of massachusetts, i believe that the court system here in massachusetts...
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that is appropriate, and the president is right to lead that effort. quickly, to the families who have lost loved ones, to those breaks as a nation. to the people of boston, you make us proud by the courage you have shown. to the law enforcement officials and intelligence community, god bless you for your hard work and your bravery. iat brings me here today is have been informed that the obama administration has indicated this suspect in boston will not be treated as an enemy combatant. i strongly disagree with the obama administration's decision to rule out the combatant status for the suspect at this time. i believe such a decision is premature. it is impossible for us to gather the evidence in just a few days to determine whether or not this individual should be held for questioning under the law of war. the decision by the administration to try this individual in federal court is a sound decision. it is the right decision. aretary commission trials not available in cases like this. i wrote the 2009 military commission act. i have been a judge advoc
that is appropriate, and the president is right to lead that effort. quickly, to the families who have lost loved ones, to those breaks as a nation. to the people of boston, you make us proud by the courage you have shown. to the law enforcement officials and intelligence community, god bless you for your hard work and your bravery. iat brings me here today is have been informed that the obama administration has indicated this suspect in boston will not be treated as an enemy combatant. i...
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would win another term he would threaten the rights of the american people. we were told that was a ridiculous view. one of the most level-headed journalists,chris mathews suggested on the air that wayne lapierre was insane to suggest that. during the campaign, the president said i will never take your rifle, i will never take your shotgun, i will never take your side arm, i'm a believer in the second amendment. i was asked what was it about that statement that i didn't like. i said except with what he had to go against everything he had ever said in his political life there wasn't anything wrong with it. did n't think he believed it. i received letters from n.r.a. members, remember when we preveeve our rights and values are threatened we step up to the plate. i received letters saying i listened to the president and he sounded fine. what is with you guys? i saved those letters until election day, the day which i hoped would turn out differently but didn't and i sent all of those folks a note. noting that within two hours of barack obama's victory speech his
would win another term he would threaten the rights of the american people. we were told that was a ridiculous view. one of the most level-headed journalists,chris mathews suggested on the air that wayne lapierre was insane to suggest that. during the campaign, the president said i will never take your rifle, i will never take your shotgun, i will never take your side arm, i'm a believer in the second amendment. i was asked what was it about that statement that i didn't like. i said except with...
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do you think that officials, both federal and state officials in both of these cases were right to you refuse to defend these cases? >> no, they were derelict in their duties. they were not carrying out the duty they were constitutionally charge to do. if you look at the obama administration and the defense of marriage act, first the administration sabotage the case in its pertaining to defend and then abandoning the arguments that had been made previously in legislation. and then failing to adopt the claims made by both parties, it claimed that it had some basis in no longer defending the defense of marriage act at all. and then in california you had governor schwarzenegger and then attorney braun failing to live up to those responsibilities. that creates complications and it may explain why we do not have too much trust in this area. there can be some we're a hypothetical situations down the road. -- weird, hypothetical situations down the road. but i think in both cases there is ample room for the court to reach the merits. >> paul, what do you think? minimalems that the expectation
do you think that officials, both federal and state officials in both of these cases were right to you refuse to defend these cases? >> no, they were derelict in their duties. they were not carrying out the duty they were constitutionally charge to do. if you look at the obama administration and the defense of marriage act, first the administration sabotage the case in its pertaining to defend and then abandoning the arguments that had been made previously in legislation. and then failing...
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we will start right frontier. >>-- right in front here. the last few months, speculation that since the united states, president obama would be less active in israeli issues, that he may leave that to others, especially the europeans. which could mean not objecting to what the europeans are doing. measures have lately been taken -- anyopean countries thoughts on that? i doubt that. i have said before, he chose to take this trip. the trip itself sends a signal that he retains an interest in this. number two, i will never be in the u.s. interest to see bad ideas adopted. we will have to pick up the pieces anyway. is washingthink he his hands of it -- if he was, he would not be taking a trip there. number two, the secretary of state made it clear that this is an issue of great interest to him. part of this trip is designed to not only send the president interest in it, but to create wind he hanged the that -- wind behind the bat. if you adopt ideas that, in the end will be distraught and, to try get something done, the united states will have
we will start right frontier. >>-- right in front here. the last few months, speculation that since the united states, president obama would be less active in israeli issues, that he may leave that to others, especially the europeans. which could mean not objecting to what the europeans are doing. measures have lately been taken -- anyopean countries thoughts on that? i doubt that. i have said before, he chose to take this trip. the trip itself sends a signal that he retains an interest...
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hairs right now. but we did receive helpful advice from joe biden. if you have any threats at home, go at home with a double barreled shotgun and fired into the air. that is useful if you are being attacked by a flock of geese. [laughter] or a drone. [laughter] [cheers] so maybe joe biden stumbled onto something after all. this past week, we had a hearing in the senate judiciary committee. a senior democrat explained to me that questions about the constitution have no role in the u.s. senate. [crowd boos] because, she explains, it is congress' job to pass laws and the supreme court can decide whether to throw them out or not. do you know what? that statement is exactly the problem. [applause] that statement is reminiscent of nancy pelosi when she was asked what is the constitutional basis of obamacare and her answer was, are you serious? serious? there are a whole lot of politicians, democrats and republicans, in washington who have not looked at the constitution in a long, long time. let me answer sp
hairs right now. but we did receive helpful advice from joe biden. if you have any threats at home, go at home with a double barreled shotgun and fired into the air. that is useful if you are being attacked by a flock of geese. [laughter] or a drone. [laughter] [cheers] so maybe joe biden stumbled onto something after all. this past week, we had a hearing in the senate judiciary committee. a senior democrat explained to me that questions about the constitution have no role in the u.s. senate....
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and we all remember obamas comments -- they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion. the arrogance of their superiority requires this reminder. they don't give us rights. we grant them power. they don't make us safe -- we pay to protect them. they don't make us free, we are free already. as long as we have the second amendment, we always will be. we are america, and our politicians are only as our full as we, the people, allow them to be. [applause] >> says it all, doesn't it? we are the people, this is our country. this is a fight for our freedom, the freedom that separates us, each one of us, from every other nation in the world areas that freedom makes us stronger than other countries. that freedom makes us better than other countries. that freedom, that freedom is now on the line. now, and in 2014, in 2016, and in every political fight in your lifetime. that is what standing and fighting and defending freedom is all about. when i first came to washington's many years ago, i wanted to make a difference. i wanted to stand for something. this is not an easy place to
and we all remember obamas comments -- they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion. the arrogance of their superiority requires this reminder. they don't give us rights. we grant them power. they don't make us safe -- we pay to protect them. they don't make us free, we are free already. as long as we have the second amendment, we always will be. we are america, and our politicians are only as our full as we, the people, allow them to be. [applause] >> says it all, doesn't it? we are...
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we believe in american exceptionalism, not obama's socialist agenda. thertunately, some in republican establishment are trying to divide us. we as a movement cannot let that happen. contrary to what some in the establishment want you to believe, conservatives want to win every election. we are not willing to sell out our principles for the sake of a wind. will use our movement to get elected and then feign shocked when conservatives call them out for bad policy. ronald reagan cemented our values with his analogy -- the freervativism stands for enterprise, strong national defense, and pro-family social policies. if you take one leg away from bristol, the school crumbles. --we sell out our principles then the conservative movement is simply a rudderless ship. those in the establishment who claim they know how to win are simply living a lie. just look at the past two presidential campaigns. how did that work out for the establishment? only in 2010 when our conservative grassroots were fully mobilized, hand in hand with the two-party did we prevail. last m
we believe in american exceptionalism, not obama's socialist agenda. thertunately, some in republican establishment are trying to divide us. we as a movement cannot let that happen. contrary to what some in the establishment want you to believe, conservatives want to win every election. we are not willing to sell out our principles for the sake of a wind. will use our movement to get elected and then feign shocked when conservatives call them out for bad policy. ronald reagan cemented our...
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right now, discussion on the obama administration and's environmental policy from today's "washington journal." host: good morning, thank you for being here. i wanted to talk to you about what is on the horizon for the environmental agenda in 2013. let's look at the president's cabinet. what are you learning about his goals for his second term based on who he wants to work with? guest: as we saw both in the state of the inning and inaugural speech, president obama has made it clear that climate change is a very top priority. that is why we are excited about the new nominees he has put forward. four years ago, when he announced his first set of nominees, we called it the green at dream team. they were people coming in to make a difference on our public health and environment. look at the new appointments, the same kind of leaders we need. i am a big basketball fan. it is march madness. when president obama announced that jeanette mccarthy was going to be the new head of the epa, it was a slam dunk for the environment. she has been head of the air division. she will continue that as hea
right now, discussion on the obama administration and's environmental policy from today's "washington journal." host: good morning, thank you for being here. i wanted to talk to you about what is on the horizon for the environmental agenda in 2013. let's look at the president's cabinet. what are you learning about his goals for his second term based on who he wants to work with? guest: as we saw both in the state of the inning and inaugural speech, president obama has made it clear...
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michelle obama is about doing the right thing. she has stepped up her efforts on the behalf of the american people and served alongside her husband with great distinction. and in a moment of personal privilege i want to thank her for being another kind of woman of courage that is true of many of the women here on the stage and here in the hall and throughout the world and that is being a great mom. [applause] every single day women try to get up and raise their families and have a good life for their children and she is a good role model in that regard. i hope you will join me in welcoming the first lady of the united states, michelle obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all. let me begin by thanking under secretary cherman for that kind and gracious introduction but also for your leadership on behalf of our country. i also want to thank secretary carrie for hosting us here today. we are thrilled to have you as our new secretary of state for no other reason than i love your wife. i love our secretary, but his wife is another
michelle obama is about doing the right thing. she has stepped up her efforts on the behalf of the american people and served alongside her husband with great distinction. and in a moment of personal privilege i want to thank her for being another kind of woman of courage that is true of many of the women here on the stage and here in the hall and throughout the world and that is being a great mom. [applause] every single day women try to get up and raise their families and have a good life for...
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that is not the right way to proceed. my point is there must be common ground. in the senate they talk about young undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children will have a direct pathway to citizenship. those are the dream act individuals and those are the talent we are throwing away, young people in college contributing to society who can help bring their families, are forced to deportation. and i thank the president for his executive order that provided ajudication for dream act youngsters as a basis of saying that the i.c.e. should enforce deportation on those who are a threat to our community and prioritize those -- from those who are here not doing us harm and being educated. the senate proposal talks about young people and the family reunification and allows immigrants performing lower-skilled occupations to enter the country. i don't like the idea of lower skills. people come to work and if they have a skill, they have something to contribute. that is the basis upon which we should look at it. for the congressional black caucus it is important
that is not the right way to proceed. my point is there must be common ground. in the senate they talk about young undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children will have a direct pathway to citizenship. those are the dream act individuals and those are the talent we are throwing away, young people in college contributing to society who can help bring their families, are forced to deportation. and i thank the president for his executive order that provided ajudication for dream act...
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and chuck hagel does not believe that is the right one. we can all accept -- the president believes that senator hagel will make an excellent senate -- secretary of defense. he looks forward to working with senator hagel in that position as we continue to advance our national security priorities. >> the topic from yesterday. today's jobs data shows the unemployment rate rising. it has hovered in that range for a number of months. the economy created jobs. at a modest pace. we had a report recently of contraction in the nation's output in the fourth quarter of last year. there are people writing writing columns, calling for the need for a plan for faster growth, not deficit reduction. what does the president tell his advisers when he sees the signs of a sluggish recovery? what is he asking and the way of things to read recovery, create jobs, and stimulate growth? >> i will go to the narrow question first. every time he meets with his economic advisers, the focus is on job creation and economic growth. that includes when we had discussions a
and chuck hagel does not believe that is the right one. we can all accept -- the president believes that senator hagel will make an excellent senate -- secretary of defense. he looks forward to working with senator hagel in that position as we continue to advance our national security priorities. >> the topic from yesterday. today's jobs data shows the unemployment rate rising. it has hovered in that range for a number of months. the economy created jobs. at a modest pace. we had a report...
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gay-rights is a good example. the president's at the inauguration is not the present we see in court. for the early part of his term, he was in court fighting to protect oma and don't ask, don't tell. he still has not been willing to support that view so there is a disconnect. public-interest litigator is like myself, this is an extremely hostile administration. there is no change between this administration and bush. this administration has been more successful in that sense. host: let's go to louisville, kentucky, independent line. caller: i am confused because i am getting background noise or something. i want to ask about the benghazi situation. in the hearings the other day, even through the secretary of state, the democrats in congress will not criticize the president and because the republicans were playing politics. i would say 50% of their questions were valid but the democrats, it was just a victory lap for hillary clinton and i saw no question at all about her conduct during the incidents and the subseq
gay-rights is a good example. the president's at the inauguration is not the present we see in court. for the early part of his term, he was in court fighting to protect oma and don't ask, don't tell. he still has not been willing to support that view so there is a disconnect. public-interest litigator is like myself, this is an extremely hostile administration. there is no change between this administration and bush. this administration has been more successful in that sense. host: let's go to...
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right now, we would rather not be involved. the problem is if we do not, if we can ignore our enemies but our enemies will not ignore us. i do think when you lead from behind, as we have seen, or you do not lead at all, north africa as a good situation and certainly their relations with iran and russia, there are really no areas in the world you can point to where we are anywhere more advanced or stronger than we were at the beginning of the obama administration. the overall ideology of the obama presidency, the one he clearly demonstrated an openly declared in his second inaugural, obama is at heart a social democrat. he sees europe as a more just model for the democratic industrial societies. detroit's those european countries made after the second world war -- the choise those european countries made after the second world war was a drastic one. they gave up their imperial ambitions and shifted their resources into social welfare. it was a conscious, deliberate choice of an exhausted continent of ex-imperial powers. they wer
right now, we would rather not be involved. the problem is if we do not, if we can ignore our enemies but our enemies will not ignore us. i do think when you lead from behind, as we have seen, or you do not lead at all, north africa as a good situation and certainly their relations with iran and russia, there are really no areas in the world you can point to where we are anywhere more advanced or stronger than we were at the beginning of the obama administration. the overall ideology of the...
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you got to get this right! but unfortunately, he didn't get it right, so the very next night in the white house, they did it again. this time roberts used notes which he hadn't used the first time, and they got it right. >> jim walked through the history of democracy's big day. monday at 8:00 a.m. eastern the book featuring president obama, congress and martin luther king jr., part of a three-day holiday weekend on c-span 2's book tv. c-span. created by america's cable companies in 1979 brought to you as a public service. >> in 1981, ronald regan was inaugurated as the u.s.'s 40th president. former california governor had won the election against the incumbent president, jimmy carter. the iran hostage crisis where 52 americans were held for days after a group of militants took over the u.s. ambassador in iran. this is about 25 minutes. as he was giving his speech, the hostages were being released. >> governor, are you prepared to take the constitutional oath? >> i am. >> place your hand on the bible and repeat
you got to get this right! but unfortunately, he didn't get it right, so the very next night in the white house, they did it again. this time roberts used notes which he hadn't used the first time, and they got it right. >> jim walked through the history of democracy's big day. monday at 8:00 a.m. eastern the book featuring president obama, congress and martin luther king jr., part of a three-day holiday weekend on c-span 2's book tv. c-span. created by america's cable companies in 1979...
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to that right now. this is the time. it's an historic opportunity and as some philosopher said, danger and opportunity tend to come together. we have both right now. >> let's hear your words. >> well shall the occupy movement was the first pofment if recent history to respond rationally to the new configuration of power to the corporate coup day to that was undertaken, what is called our system of use at alltarianism. it was an understanding that the formal organize in this manies of power carry out the piecemeal reform as they were designed to do. essentially we are trapped if a system of political paralysis. there is an inability on the part of government to respond rationally. that is a constant theme in the columns to the problems that beset us, whether that is climate change or the financial collapse, the mortgage crisis shall the chronic underemployment, unemployment, the fact that a million people a year go bankrupt because they can't pay their medical bills, 80% of whom had had health insurance.
to that right now. this is the time. it's an historic opportunity and as some philosopher said, danger and opportunity tend to come together. we have both right now. >> let's hear your words. >> well shall the occupy movement was the first pofment if recent history to respond rationally to the new configuration of power to the corporate coup day to that was undertaken, what is called our system of use at alltarianism. it was an understanding that the formal organize in this manies...
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first we had the tea party movement come out of the early years of the obama administration. perhaps it's a response to the crisis we had of course, occupy wall street. at the same time the tea party movement is seen as maybe as an evading force on the right and occupy's wall street one year anniversary just came and went quietly. i wonder what this can teach us about social movements going forward? >> first and foremost, i have to admit i'm a liberal with a capital l. i firmly believe in women's right and that most republicans are really annoying right now. so the problem with social movements and the good thing about places like moveon.org or that avas.org is that you can see these movements as catalyzers. there are certain manifestos and writing that they were citing as some of their key documents. the good news is that they seem to have overplayed their hand. ann coulter was never fun to me. they are building more cultural capital now. i'm hoping to see a lot more of the people who actually won the culture wars which is people who believe in human rights, women's choice,
first we had the tea party movement come out of the early years of the obama administration. perhaps it's a response to the crisis we had of course, occupy wall street. at the same time the tea party movement is seen as maybe as an evading force on the right and occupy's wall street one year anniversary just came and went quietly. i wonder what this can teach us about social movements going forward? >> first and foremost, i have to admit i'm a liberal with a capital l. i firmly believe in...